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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Six Sentence Sunday: October 14, 2012

Welcome, sixers... :-)

For anyone who doesn't know, Six Sentence Sunday
is a bloghop--and one of the friendliest. Participants
post six sentences of their writing, then the fun begins. Readers
hop from blog to blog, sharing opinions, critiques and encouragement.
We know what a solitary pursuit writing is--and Six Sentence Sunday is a
great way to meet other writers, and take a break from our solitude.
Complete rules and a sign up form are at the site here.

Returning ATNS this week. As promised, Marissa is writing a journal entry to her counselor, Rayanne.

"I felt sick when I woke up—right in the pit of my stomach,
the kind of sick that only fear causes. There was no
comfort in my dream... just terror. It was so real. I know I
can’t explain it to you, Rayanne, but I’m sure that dreams shouldn’t be like
this. I recall every detail--like a memory.

That dream crossed from the last real memory
I have before two years of my life became a blank—my last, precious recall of
normalcy before craziness and dreams wiped it all away."

She has such a long way to go...

All
comments, opinions, criticisms, greatly appreciated and graciously
acknowledged. Thanks for visiting, and have a wonderful week, all. :-)

Teresa this is so smooth, I think you managed to find a good balance between Marissa, reflecting about these dreams and giving certain hints to drive the story forward, always staying true to her PoV. Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide.(For some reason these Queen lyrics popped up in my mind just now..) :D Winderful job, my friend. :)

Somehow after reading the creepy excerpts, for me her journal entry retains a bit of that feel. Great job! I'm so curious about what really happened to Marissa, and how it's affected her mind. Something like that, real or imagined, has got to seriously change a person. :D